MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT OF VIETNAM

1. MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT OF VIETNAM MSc. Nguyen Tien Long Department of Science, Technology and Environment Email: longnt.khcn@mard.gov.vn REPORT ON THE STATUS OF BIOENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN VIETNAM

2. Energy situation in Vietnam

3. Agriculture situation in Vietnam Area, Product and residue production in Vietnam Source : Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2013

4. Agriculture situation in Vietnam The development objective of Vietnam's agricultural sector by 2020, vision 2030 Source: According to Decision No124/QD-TTg, 02/2/2012 dated of the Prime Minister approving the master plan to develop the agricultural sector in 2020, with a vision to 2030.

5. Agriculture situation in Vietnam • What are the main issues? • Efficient use of land, labor productivity is too low and uneven. • Status of small production, dispersion still exists, especially in the northern and central provinces. • Life is still poor farmers, increasing gap between rich and poor and between urban and rural. Source : Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2013

6. Bioenergy in Vietnam • Policy framework of the Government: • Decision of “Vietnam National Energy Development Strategy to 2020, with a Vision to 2050”, No. 1855/QĐ-TTg, 27/12/2007 (to increase the proportion of Re Energy to 5% of total commercial Primary Energy in 2020, and 11% in 2050). • Decision of "The master plan for the development of biofuels by 2015, with a vision to 2025”, No. 177/2007/QĐ-TTg, 20/11/2007 (2015: Bioethanol and Biodiesel production reach 250,000 Million tons, accounting for 1% total national filling demand; 2025: Bioethanol and Biodiesel Production will be 1.8 Million tons, about 5% total national filling demand). • Decision of “Support the development of biomass power project in Vietnam”, No. 24/2014/QĐ-TTg, 24/03/2014.

7. Bioenergy in Vietnam • Biomass energy potential of Vietnam: • from about 25 million tones of forestry and agricultural residues about 60 million tons. • Biogas potential of about 5000 million tones. • Opportunity: • Fossil fuels are running out, rising world oil prices. • There are sources of biomass. • Agricultural production development . • Biomass power industry growth rate. • Policies and institutions of the state become more complete, convenient to bioenergy development. • There are many opportunities for cooperation with other countries in the ASEAN region and beyond.

8. Bioenergy in Vietnam • Challenge: • The purchase price of electricity from energy projects less attractive to investors. While the main barriers for the development of energy production costs. • Investment spontaneous, lack of information and database for the overall planning and policy making not commensurate with the existing potential of the country. • The policy and institutional support is incomplete. • Price mechanism, bidding and practicing certificate ... • Price of the applicable technology, difficult access to capital to develop energy projects. • Awareness of community biomass is limited.

9. Bioenergy in Vietnam • Conclusion • Fuel resources and energy and diversity of Vietnam has some highly competitive categories. • Biomass currently accounts for a large proportion of energy consumption in Vietnam, but has not been much interested. The technology used is not efficient (environmental and economic). • Continue to improve the policies and institutions of the state. Diverse sources of investment capital. • So choosing the appropriate technology for potential biomass availability and in accordance with the ability of the provinces in Vietnam. • Develop a roadmap for Bioenergy development in Vietnam is essential.

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